Presidente Tomas, So, are you saying that instead of trying to help them democratize, we should have just turned Afghanistan and Iraq into seas of glass, to get the radical terrorists out of our hair?
Gary Smith Tom Matkin wrote: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John W. Redelfs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: March 19, 2004 1:52 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [ZION] Vote Now! > > > > The USA and her allies will successfully establish democratic rule in > > Iraq. > > > > A. Certainly > > B. Probably > > C. Maybe > > D. Unlikely > > E. Certainly not > > E. Certainly not. Democratic rule is a privilege that must be earned. > The people of Iraq cannot have it given to them or established for them > any more than I can give someone else my own character or discipline. > All the USA can do is try to improve the circumstances for the growth of > democracy. In most cases those interventions seem to about as > successful as premature efforts interventions to help a chick hatch. > > Tom > > Gerald (Gary) Smith geraldsmith@ juno.com http://www.geocities.com/rameumptom ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------
